The #1 R&B song on October 6, 1950

Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2)

By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 6, 1950
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

I'm Movin' On

Hank Snow

#1 song

Goodnight Irene

Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers

Notable October 6 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Kevin Cronin

Singer

Bill Buford

Author

Tony Dungy

Football Player and Coach

Kathleen Webb

Comic Book Writer and Artist

Oil Can Boyd

Baseball Player

David Hidalgo

Musician

Brian Higgins

Politician

Walter Ray Williams

Professional Ten-Pin Bowler